KEYS FOR BRAVES: Thwart Shockers’ transition game, limit WSU to one shot in possessions and convert a good share of transition points

KEYS FOR SHOCKERS: Control boards, get inside-outside scoring balance and limit Lemon penetration

NOTEWORTHY: Bradley leads series 71-62, but Wichita State has won the last seven meetings and the past four at Koch Arena. … The fifth-ranked Shockers are the highest-ranked MVC road opponent for Bradley since an 82-80 overtime loss at No. 4 Louisville on Jan. 4, 1975. … WSU is one of just four unbeatens left in Division I this season. … Shockers have won 10 in a row at home this season, all by double digits. … Four of Bradley’s first five league opponents own the top overall records in the Valley with UNI tied for fifth. The Braves’ first five foes are a combined 61-20. … Walt Lemon, in 16th place on the all-time BU scoring list with 1,437 points, is 17 from passing Rob Dye. Lemon is the first Bradley player since James Gillingham (2000-04) to eclipse both 1,400 points and 300 assists. He’s on pace to join Hersey Hawkins and Anthony Parker as the only BU players with 1,500 points and 300 assists. … In his seventh season as WSU coach, Gregg Marshall has surpassed Gene Smithson (1978-86) on the all-time Shockers coaching win list. Marshall, with 156 wins, trails only Ralph Miller (1951-64), who totaled 220 victories.